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Kansas man indicted for hate crimes in deadly bar shooting

The indictment accuses Adam Purinton, 52, of Olathe, of shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla because of his 'actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin'

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Updated: 5:08 PM EDT Jun 9, 2017

Kansas man indicted for hate crimes in deadly bar shooting

The indictment accuses Adam Purinton, 52, of Olathe, of shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla because of his 'actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin'

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Kansas man indicted for hate crimes in deadly bar shooting

The indictment accuses Adam Purinton, 52, of Olathe, of shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla because of his 'actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin'

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The man accused of shooting 2 Indian men and one American in an Olathe, Kansas bar in February has been indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crime and firearms charges.

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The indictment accuses Adam Purinton, 52, of Olathe, of shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla because of his "actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin."

The indictment also accuses Purinton of attempting to kill Alok Madasani "because of his actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin," according to the a United States Department of Justice news release.

Purinton was also indicted with violating a federal firearms statue by discharging a firearm in the shootings of Kuchibhotla, Madasani and Ian Grillot.

"The indictment alleges that Purinton committed the offenses after substantial planning and premeditation, attempted to kill more than one person in a single criminal episode, and knowingly created a grave risk of death to others on the scene," the news release said.

Purinton faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Ian Grillot, 24, tried to stop Purinton before he opened fire at Austin's Bar & Grill.

First Grillot said he approached the man as a result of his actions in that restaurant.

"I opened the door and was like I'm going to have to ask you to leave, sir. There's no reason to act like that around this bar. This is a family restaurant."

After that, Grillot said the man left and things went back to normal - he went back to watching the University of Kansas basketball game with his friends. But the suspect returned.

"I thought all the trouble was over with, and we were all just sitting and watching the game minding our own business."

The bar's door opened - and Grillot remembers a man "opening up" and "firing rounds".

"I was hit in the hand and the chest. Initially I had gotten him to the table when he first started firing," explained Grillot. "I thought I heard nine shots. I thought his magazine was empty. So I got up and started chasing him down. I tried to subdue him so that police could come in and do what they needed to do and I guess I miscounted with everything going on. I got behind him. And he turned around and fired a round at me."That bullet with through Ian's hand and into his chest barely missing his carotid artery and fracturing one of the vertebrae in his neck.

The next thing he remembers is waking up in the hospital.

"I was told I was incredibly lucky for what happened to me. I could have never walked again or seen my family again."

Now people are thanking him for his quick action that night.

"A lot of people are calling me a hero and this and that and the other - and it's not like that. I was just doing what anyone should have done for another human being. It's not about where he's from or his ethnicity. We're all humans. So I just felt I did what was naturally right to do."

Grillot said after waking up at the hospital he was praying for the two other men involved - Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani. Kuchibhotla was killed but Madasani escaped with serious injuries.

Grillot's family has started GoFundMe page to help him on his long road to recovery. So far more than $50,000 has been raised to help with his medical bills.